We return to the subject of grace, forgiveness and justice. Are all sins really the same? If so, what do we make of 'serious sin'? Is the evangelical view of sin secretly Catholic? And has Nick accidentally created a new category of sin?

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Mentioned in this episode:

• "Resurrecting Faith" A Lent Course with Joe Davis and Dave Tomlinson
• Slime Family Portrait
• Wildlife Photographer of the Year
• Natural History Museum
• The Ayoub Sisters
• Odyssey Ensemble
• The Terrible Takes on Philip Yancey's 8-Year Affair
• Venial sin - Wikipedia
• Mortal sin - Wikipedia

We talk about self-understanding (and our apparent lack of it), and reflect on whether you can have seasons of spirituality. And, in the light of revelations about another major Christian teacher, we discuss how you can never fall from grace, you can only fall into it.

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Mentioned in this episode:

• The Traitors
• Kate Bowler
• Mid-faith Crisis 212: An Interview with Oliver Burkeman
• Four Thousand Weeks | Oliver Burkeman
• Meditations for Mortals | Oliver Burkeman

New year, new podcast. But same old us, sadly. Anyway, good to be back with you. This week we visit some old emails and talk about the 'right' way to grieve, how names for God are a bit like old streets, and why Jesus might be a dance teacher. Normal service has resumed, then.

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Pluribus
• The Divine Dance - Richard Rohr
• Mar 25 Lady Day
• Perichoresis

In our final (probably) podcast for 2025, we each look back on the three things we've learned this year. Which doesn't, apparently, include (a) watching the Ashes and (b) not eating mince pies while recording. Happy Christmas everyone and a massive thank you to everyone who has supported the podcast this year.

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• Wake Up Dead Man
• A Christmas Carol - Wikipedia
• Gerald Dickens - Website

Joe is back from Mexico and Nick has recovered from man flu. We talk about who we really are as individuals, and how that affects our relationship with others. Also, we think about what it is that we really need to prepare for Christmas, and the difference between entertaining people and hospitality.

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• Palestine 36
• Winter solstice - Wikipedia
• When is the winter solstice in 2025?

Joe talks to Professor Ros Gleadow, Emerita Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University, Australia. They discuss the scale and impact of the climate crisis and, crucially, what we can do to make a difference.

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• Ros Gleadow - Wikipedia

We have an interview with Dave Tomlinson. Dave and Joe discuss some of the difficult questions people have about God and faith and talk about how we, as Christians, can be part of the repair of the world.

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• Dave Tomlinson - YouTube
• Charles Hartshorne - Wikipedia

Jesus gives us a crucial challenge: 'Who do you say that I am?' We discuss our answers to that question. Meanwhile, Joe launches MFC verify to examine some claims about Christmas and Nick talks about Bible translation and why there are unicorns in the King James Version.

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Mentioned in this episode:

• The VelociPastor - Wikipedia
• Wintering | Katherine May
• How to Winter | Kari Leibowitz
• Hygge
• Experiencing Scripture as a Disciple of Jesus | Dave Ripper
• Beyond Justification: Liberating Paul’s gospel | Douglas A Campbell and John DuPue